Since I’ve pretty much had my say, finding no value in one-dimensional television-based tweeting, I’ll just leave you with a few pics from the Xbox Live Preview that landed on my 360 today. Despite my negativity (or maybe it’s only apathy), I will add that the Facebook and Twitter visuals are quite nice.
Twitter integration seems to be a big hit over at World of Warcraft though;
I don’t understand why getting Twitter integration “right” is so difficult, especially as a “lean back” experience on big screen content ( e.g. awful precedents set by Glee, Current TV , etc ).
Reminder: Joost’s broken promise of “Annotated television”, made to me as a beta tester in 2006, is yet to be realized – and these latest, poorly executed, attempts to integrate Twitter merely aggravate the expectation already in place.
I stand by my statements made in ZNF’s “Will your Tivo tweet?” and am adamant there is tremendous entertainment value to be had, in addition to a lucrative business model for any company who technology can get this “right”.
…this subject may need revisiting.